time to move on

There comes a time in every person's life that he or she must take responsibility for their actions and whatever their role is in the position they hold.For many of us,this takes longer than others.Yes,for some it may never happen.

Leadership has many traits, such as character,integrity,skill,toughness,humility, foresight and many others.Leadership skills are honed during trying times,while others are a natural occurrence due to the make-up of the person holding that position. He must realize the power of the position he holds,not to abuse that power,but use it to help bring about the best possible solution for the situation that confronts him.

That brings us to the current administration.On January 20th,2009,Barrack Obama was sworn into office as the 44th President of the United States.The nation was facing many problems,some severe.This is where leadership must take over.Instead,President Obama and his administration blamed others(George W Bush) everyday,if not numerous times a day, for the obstacles we face as a nation. He has continued to do so for nineteen months.It is long past time to stop saying that he inherited the state we are in and accept the responsibilty to get us on the right track to recovery. We can debate on the means to get there,but blaming the previous administration does nothing to solve the problems.

When the board of a corporation hires a CEO to turn a company around,it does not do so expecting the CEO to continually blame the last CEO as an excuse why that corporation is still struggling nineteen moths later.They expect that CEO to tackle the problems with results.Results come from implementing policies, not fixing blame on someone else. When President Truman said the buck stops here,he meant that he wouldn't pass it off on someone else.

So here we are, nineteen months later,still facing the same problems that have been exacerbated due to the policies that have been implemented by this President and the Congress.

Mr.President,stop acting like a spoiled 10 year old child,and quit blaming others and do your job.